Now, that's what I refer to as a "complete waste of make-up day". I remember having a similar experience at school when I was about 14 years old and studying 'cello. Instead of a half hour session, I was put into a group class with three other students who .... how can I put this politely .... were not musically adept.
I was really angry for a while and almost dropped playing altogether. Instead, it forced me to really pay attention when practicing. When I was working on a piece I would do my utmost to make sure that it was note-perfect, that the bowing and fingering were perfect and that way the short amount of time I had was at least dedicated to really improving technique and the finer points of playing, rather than "your E flat's out of tune". Of course, I also practised more to show off that I was better than the other students in the class but that's just my competitive personality coming out!!!
So, while I really do sympathise with you and I think you should just go back to bed and have a self-pity day, it could be a positive turning point to approach your lessons and practising from another perspective and also to listen more to your own voice. Become your own teacher as well, listen to your voice, record yourself practising and then work on that recording.
I'm not just trying to turn this into a happy situation because if I was in the same position I would be including a huge number of swear words in my vocabulary as well but until the situation can be rectified, use it to your advantage!!
Kirsty
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